As much as I hate to admit this, when Celebitchy reported in January that Kiefer Sutherland was mending fences with his father, Donald, the very thought just made me go all goopy inside. For a moment, I thought I actually detected my own heartbeat, but then I realized my neighbor was just playing his stereo too damn loud. Prick.

Oddly, this thumping noise returned when I learned that Donald kept in constant contact with his son during Kiefer’s recent 48 days in prison:

“Jail was tough for him. He had 48 days inside, 23 hours a day in solitary. It was very, very cold,” he told Newsbeat. “There were no windows. He had no community. I also made a deposit at the prison so he could call out. We were given 14 minutes for every call. When he would call, you weren’t prepared and when I got to speak to him I didn’t get to say everything I wanted to. I wrote to him every other day though.”

Like Paris Hilton, Kiefer was arrested for drunk driving while on probation. However, unlike Paris and many of her starlet BFFs, Kiefer served his entire sentence. While I am not aware if he actually tried to get a reduced sentence, I would proffer that he likely did not. What that says about Hollywood starlets is rather obvious, but Kiefer did his time without constantly yowling like a cat in heat within his cell and begging to go home early. Of course, Kiefer also didn’t suffer from “the first well-documented case of ‘Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder.’” Ahem.

Donald also says Kiefer asked him to appear on the upcoming season of “24″ in the role of Jack Bauer’s father. Donald thought it sounded bloody awesome, until he found out the role involved attempting to kill Jack Bauer. That didn’t go over well, so the television show’s producers hired James Cromwell. This little complication likely prevents Kiefer of realizing his goal of making “the next two seasons of 24 will be the best two years of television in the United States.” Yes, that might be a wee bit much, but a guy’s gotta dream. Hopefully, Kiefer’s true goal is not to do that stupid drunk driving shit again.